Collapsible hood for vehicles



Feb. 2.8, 1933. A. KELLNER 'COLLAPSIBLE HOOD FOR VEHICLES Filed Jan. 13,1951 fq'g. 1.

Patented Feb. 28, 1933 UNITED STATES ALEXIS KELLNER, F BERLIN, GERMANYCOLLAPSIBLE HOOD FOR VEHICLES Application filed January 13, 1931, SerialNo. 508,523, and in Germany January 16, 1930.

This invention relates to a collapsible vehicle hood having longitudinaltilt bars consisting preferably of several parts, especially two.According to this invention, the tilt bar parts are combined with aspring, as well as with a rigid draw rod, oneend of which is jointed tothe tiltable hood support and the other end of which is jointed to thetilt bar especially to the front member of lo the same. This arrangementand combina tion of parts renders it possible to mount large collapsiblehoods by far more easily than has hitherto been possible. Thispossibility constitutes a considerable technical advantage, as themounting of large collapsible hoods as designed hitherto has beenconnected with considerable difiiculties.

The invention is illustrated diagrammati cally and by way of example onthe accomto the rear part of thetop of which the tilt- 33 able hoodsupports 2 are hinged in known manner by the intermediary of'arms 3. Thelongitudinal tilt bars, each of which is composed of a front part 4 andof a rear part 5, are hinged to said hood supports 2; more precisely,the parts 5 are hinged to said supports and the parts 4 are hinged tothe parts 5; these parts are connected with one another by the hinge 6.

8 denotes a draw rod which is hinged with 49 its front end at the point7, near the hinge 6,

to the part 4 of the respective longitudinal tilt bar; the rear end ofthe rod 8 is hinged at the point 9 to the tiltable hood support 2.

The parts 4 and 5 of the tilt bars are, furthermore, connected with oneanother by means of telescopic tubes 13 and 14 in which is enclosed ahelical compressive spring 15 One end of this spring is, together withthe 5 adjacent end of the tube 13, movably conpanying drawing on whichFigure 1 is a" nected with the bar 4 by means of a bolt or the like 10,and the other end of the spring 15 is together with the adjacent end ofthe tube 14, movably connected with the bar 5 by means of a bolt or thelike 12. When these members 13, 14 and 15 are in the position shown inFig. 4, the spring 15 is compressed and tends to turn the bar 4forwardly, viz. from the position shown in Fig. 2 into that shown inFig. 1 so as to close the hood. In

this position (Figs. 1 and 3) the spring 15 is 60321 practically no moreunder tension. The bars 4 and 5 cannot bend through downwardly into alower position than that shown in Fig. 1, as'such movement ispreventedby the draw rod 8.

I wish it to be understood that the rear end of the spring 15 need notindispensably be attached to the bar 5; it may be attached as well tothe support 2 or to the rod 8 or to any other suitable member of thehood structure. Furthermore, it is also not indispensably requisite thatsaid spring be arranged laterally from the rods 4 and 5 at the innersides thereof; it may be located as well at the outer side thereof orabove them or be- 10w them.

I claim: r 1. A collapsible vehicle hood, comprising in. combinationtiltable hood supports, bipartite longitudinal tilt bars hinged to saidsup- 90 ports, a spring element movably connected at one end to thefront part of said tilt bars and movably connected at the opposite endto the rear part of said tilt bars, the spring being tensioned in theopening of the hood at one end to the front part of said tilt bars 5 andmovably connected at the opposite end to the rear part of said tiltbars, the spring being tensioned in the opening of the hood and servingto assist the closing of the hood,

and draw bars Wholly independent of the 100 spring element and movablyconnected to the front part of the tilt bars and to the tiltable hoodsupports, the forward connection of the draw bars to the front part ofthe tilt bars 5 being always in advance of the connection of the springelements to the rear part of the tilt bars.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature." I

ALEXIS KELL R. V

